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Jan. 11 2021
Do you know TDF Honest Farming, also known as Oregon dairy farmer Derrick Josi? If not, you should definitely check out his Facebook and
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Dec. 18 2020
Twas the week before Christmas, and all across the world, COVID-19 was raging, a new year ‘bout to unfurl
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Dec. 16 2020
I’m not going to lie to you: You haven’t been my favorite year. Just like every January, I had all the big expectations
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Dec. 14 2020
I asked several dairy farmers who are successful in connecting with consumers through social media
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Dec. 11 2020
I’ve had the same sticker on the back window of my now-rusted-out Pontiac G6 for 10 years
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Dec. 4 2020
Dairy farming is traditionally thought of as a generational vocation. Farms are handed down from parents to children over time, or from an owner to a successor
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Nov. 20 2020
For many of us, the last Friday the 13th (back in March) was the last normal day we had, and the first day we realized how serious this pandemic really was
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Nov. 13 2020
It seems like everything I see, hear, or read about these days is building momentum toward the impending holiday season
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Nov. 11 2020
Managing the why and not the people is the key differentiator between many businesses. Oftentimes, people have the opposite in place because it seems easier at first
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Nov. 6 2020
I grew up on a first-generation dairy farm, and some days, I hated it. I hated that sometimes the cows got out, and I was late to school because we had to put them away
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Nov. 2 2020
All across the country, stitched into the landscape between population centers, is where we find what people like to call “rural America.”
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Oct. 29 2020
What does your farm look like on Google? I've written about this before so you can understand how the farm looks to the rest of the world via your own farm website, social media, news articles, and so...
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Oct. 27 2020
We have been blessed with gorgeous fall weather in Oregon the last couple of weeks
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Oct. 23 2020
I was recently involved in a discussion among some of my professors and classmates regarding consumer interaction and education
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Oct. 20 2020
Farm managers and employees’ roles can be aligned with those of coaches and players for a sports team
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Oct. 9 2020
‘Tis the season for rambling posts and general unfriendliness on account of political views. As election day grows closer, I am reminded of 2016 and the massive fallouts of that November
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Oct. 8 2020
While a lot of people might have Friday night plans, many farmers plans don't include leaving their farm
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Oct. 1 2020
As many of you know, we switched to a robotic milking system last November. When we made the change, we had a pretty good idea of how things would go initially
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Sept. 29 2020
Nothing puts into perspective what is truly important like the possibility of losing it all
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Sept. 25 2020
In a world of pandemic conditions and political discussions, it seems like there’s a new thing to worry about every day